Video Review Flame Toys Furai Model Attack Mode Optimus Prime

A transformer that doesn't transform? HOW DARE THEY? but seriously this looks like a cool figure, not a fan of the design, but should be cool for those that like the... anime style? idk what to call it... but yeah, looks cool.

I think he would look quite good next to my gundams, he looks mg size in that regard though my current master grades are all from the F91 era and later, probably not the best height to judge on

Octobotimus wrote:A transformer that doesn't transform? HOW DARE THEY? but seriously this looks like a cool figure, not a fan of the design, but should be cool for those that like the... anime style? idk what to call it... but yeah, looks cool.

Anime style is pretty accurate since it was designed by Akira Amemiya, best known for designing this:


Gurren Lagann

And he is indeed a Transformers fan, here's a bit of fanart from him.



Emerje

I thought I recognised the style I love his art of metroplex, that really does give the impression of a behemoth.

Akira Amemiya, eh? No wonder I love the design so much. I pre-ordered this kit as soon as it was made available, and now I'm even more excited about getting my hands on it after watching the video review. There's going to be lots of posing and picture-taking, I do believe.

I have an army of transformable Optimus Primes, so the fact that this one doesn't transform doesn't bother me in the least. For me, this is 100% about the bot design, completely uninhibited by the real-world limitations of making necessary compromises to the bot mode in order to accommodate one or more alt modes, while keeping the price out of the stratosphere. If I only own one version of a particular character, then yes, the ability to transform is mandatory. In this case, however, the complete dedication to the bot mode and the focus on its poseability rather than its transformability is exactly what appeals to me.

On the non-transforming (or converting) side of toys, we have some new concept art from Flame Toys and their officially licensed Transformers model kits and action figures, specifically this time for the Devastator set. The art comes from the hands behind Gurren Lagann animated series, Transformers fan artist Akira Amemiya of Trigger animation studio.

Check out the sketches below, and let us know what you think of this display piece in its paper and ink form - will you be venturing into the new money and time consuming aspect of the hobby any time soon?

Concept art of DEVASTATOR.Designed by Akira Amemiya of TRIGGER. #FLAMETOYS #TRANSFORMERS #風雷模型

If money was no object...

oh sure, it can look all exaggerated and stylised since it doesn't transform

ZeroWolf wrote:If money was no object...

This money situation with full grown adults buying toys is getting tiresome I barely make 100.00 dollars week at work I saved up 1,100 dollars to go comic con if you want something bad enough save up for it yes I do have bills pay and car insurance if you want it stop buying toys use that money that you don’t buy toys with use it to buy this not that hard

You be surprised how much money you save when not buying toys

I get what you are saying but priorities also apply to savings as well, especially for us who have little income and families to provide for.

ZeroWolf wrote:I get what you are saying but priorities also apply to savings as well, especially for us who have little income and families to provide for.

Yeah, and there's only so much money any of us can make. It's the folk with extremely well paying jobs or lottery winners that can just freely buy whatever figures and toys and statues they darn well like.

Money is only one of the finite resources we have, the other is space. And that's becoming a more treasured commodity with each release.

william-james88 wrote:Money is only one of the finite resources we have, the other is space. And that's becoming a more treasured commodity with each release.

But money can buy you space. Though it requires a lot of the monies.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:oh sure, it can look all exaggerated and stylised since it doesn't transform

Becuase it can’t transform. Theirs party companies that are licensed from Hasbro aren’t allowed to transform. That’s why they’re making them look so stylized

dragons wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:If money was no object...

This money situation with full grown adults buying toys is getting tiresome I barely make 100.00 dollars week at work I saved up 1,100 dollars to go comic con if you want something bad enough save up for it yes I do have bills pay and car insurance if you want it stop buying toys use that money that you don’t buy toys with use it to buy this not that hard

You be surprised how much money you save when not buying toys

Man, I HATE comments like this. As if it's that easy and clear cut. What if I can't budget for a Titan unless I stop buying three Leaders that I also want equally, now what? Stop buying the things you want to buy this other thing you want, what a childish way to look at things. You're still going to want the things you didn't buy so you're missing out no matter what. If your car breaks down or your house leaks, yeah, you stop buying things you want in place of the things you need, but balancing one want against another is never as easy as you make it sound.

Emerje

I cannot wait to see colored images, I love the stylization, and I'm really looking forward to all the Flame Toys stuff. There is some really neat stuff like these kits and the Victory Saber in there

Depending on the size and the pricing (as in we are currently facing £55 for a $40 RRP Optimus Prime model that I'd deem to be a $30 model max in comparison to Gundams) but definitely cool

Studio Ox style!

As the levy breaks for the upcoming New York Comic Con 2018 convention and coverage, we have the start of Transformers based exclusives appear in news feeds - starting with the Flame Toys officially licensed model kits, many of which we have already seen (such as here), but with the inevitable bacl repaint of an Optimus Prime base set.

The official site of NYCC has the full details here, but check out below the skinny, and take a look at some of the photos of this Nemesis Prime Attack Mode building set, priced at $36 at the event!

Exhibitor Exclusives Category
Toy
The 1st series of Optimus Prime (Attack Mode) is here! He measures 6.1" –

Designed by Famous 3D modeling company TRIGGER, this is an Optimus Prime you have never seen. Great articulation with over 40 movable joints which allows any pose easily. Made up of hard plastic ABS for professional model kit FANS to make their own coloring style Optimus. Joints are made of soft plastic so it will have a stable movable performance. The simple assembly design, it will be suitable for model kit beginners.

Hope this is made available outside of NYCC. I was looking forward to it, but I don't want to pay aftermarket prices for it.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:Hope this is made available outside of NYCC. I was looking forward to it, but I don't want to pay aftermarket prices for it.

Emerje

Same. It is nice, and I want to collect these model kits

Direct from New York Comic Con, we have new images of Flame Toys upcoming posable statues and model kits! Among the kits on display are the NYCC exclusive Nemesis Prime recolor of their model kit Optimus Prime (due out any time now), the new Bumblebee kit (which will go up for pre-order soon), IDW More Than Meets The Eye/Lost Light Autobot Megatron kits, Starscream (currently up for pre-order), and their posable statues for Star Saber, Victory Leo, Tarn, Shattered Glass Drift, and IDW Optimus Prime (stylized)!

Check out the images below, and stay tuned for more images from the NYCC Floor!

I'm ready to see Victory Leo in color already! and Autobot Megs!

Flame Toys needs to make a model kit of Rung

It's gallery time! From the displays of New York Comic Con, we have a full gallery set for the Flame Toys transformers model kits and posable statues! Among the new products shown were their Optimus Prime and Starscream kits, both up for Pre-order, their soon-to-be up for Pre-order Bumblebee, the NYCC exclusive Nemesis Prime, and the gray prototype for Autobot Megatron! Also included are the statues for Tarn, Shattered Glass Drift, IDW Optimus, though stylized, and their upcoming Star Saber and Victory Leo, which will combine to form Victory Saber, based on IDW!

Check out some images from the gallery below, and follow any of the images to the full gallery, or view HERE!!!

I need that victory Leo and starsaber, they look incredible. Also love the fact that Autobot Megatron is advertised with a Decepticon name tag

I can't wait for these. I'm super happy we are getting an official Autobot IDW Megatron! And I really think I will 100% seriously get Star Saber and Victory Leo

Courtesy of the official Facebook page for officially Transformers licensed action figure and model kit company Flame Toys from Hong Kong, we have two new updates on two different products from their lines: the Kuro Kara Kuri #01A Shattered Glass Drift action figure - with all its accessories, changeable parts, and high poseability - and the Furai Model Kit for Optimus Prime. Both in their IDW styled designs, and both now ready to pre-order through a number of online retailers. Read out more below, and check out the sleek new images of the figures!

[Kuro Kara Kuri]#01A Shattered Glass Drift pre-order start !!!

Price : US$290

Production description :

- The irreverent Drift version called Shattered Glass Drift is present !
- With 2 rifles and rifle cases as the new weapon parts.
- 3 Interchangeable facial expressions!
- 6 LED units packed in a 20cm height body.
- Linkage articulation gimmicks!
- Super pose-able with diecast parts for solidity and heaviness!

For whom had got the DRIFT before, it is unreasonable to ignore it !
For whom had missed to get the Drift, don't miss the chance to enjoy this series with us !

[Furai Model] Optimus Prime IDW ver. model kit pre-order start !!!!

Retail price : US$40

product description :

- 3rd series of [FURAI MODEL] Optimus Prime (IDW ver.) is presented!
- Size from bottom to top head is ~16cm.
- This is an modernized and shape stylized Optimus Prime (IDW ver.).
- Good articulation with over 50 movable joints, you are able to set any
pose easily.
- Model kit is made of hard plastic ABS & PS, it will be good for professional
model kit users to make his own coloring style Optimus Prime (IDW ver.).
- Joint is made of soft plastic so it will have a stable movable performance.
- With different injection color of runner parts and simple assembly design,
it will also be suitable for model kit beginners.

Va'al wrote:

I never thought we'd see official photos of a Transformer doing a Rider Kick.

Just waiting on TFsource to get their pre-order up, and then IDW Prime is locked in!

A tweet from the official Flame Toys Twitter shows us that the Flame Toys Kuro Kara Kuri Star Saber has a customization option for Saber! For those who may not know, Saber was the "middle stage" of Saber. You have the small Brainmaster called the Brain of Courage which then connects to the transtector Saber.

While IDW Star Saber didn't show this ability (from my knowledge, at least), this figure, which is based of the crazed IDW Star Saber, can be turned into Saber! This is presumably done by exchanging and removing multiple parts and switching the old head out for a new one.

Thoughts on this? Does this make the figure appeal to you more now? Tell us your thoughts in the Pub forums below!

For comparison:



Looks like the change is a matter of removing all the stuff from his upper arms and lower legs, replacing the forearms, and replacing the head. Can't tell, but his backpack might be different as well.

Emerje

Coming from Flame Toys' Twitter page, we have images to share of their upcoming non-transforming Megatron figure - now in colored sample form. The figure, based on Megatron's well-known Autobot design in IDW's More Than Meets The Eye comics, was seen in grey prototype format at New York Comic Con earlier this year.

Check below for a machine translation of Flame Toys' tweet and mirrors of the images, and let us know what you think on the Energon Pub Forums too!

Wind Lightning Model Megatron (IDW ver.) The coloring sample is complete!
We are preparing for the start of the order now, and I hope you can wait a little more. We are mtmte to reproduce the atmosphere of the in-in-the-air as much as possible.

I can't wait to build one

Nice. Is this a model kit, like the Optimus Prime "Attack Mode" model?

DeathReviews wrote:Nice. Is this a model kit, like the Optimus Prime "Attack Mode" model?

Yeah, still looks very nice.

DeathReviews wrote:Nice. Is this a model kit, like the Optimus Prime "Attack Mode" model?

No, its a non transforming action figure

william-james88 wrote:

DeathReviews wrote:Nice. Is this a model kit, like the Optimus Prime "Attack Mode" model?

No, its a non transforming action figure

The description clearly reads "FuRai Model" just like the previous kits. As with the Optimus and Starscream, and upcoming IDW Optimus, this is a model kit.

Samsonator wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

DeathReviews wrote:Nice. Is this a model kit, like the Optimus Prime "Attack Mode" model?

No, its a non transforming action figure

The description clearly reads "FuRai Model" just like the previous kits. As with the Optimus and Starscream, and upcoming IDW Optimus, this is a model kit.

I guess i missed that.

william-james88 wrote:

Samsonator wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

DeathReviews wrote:Nice. Is this a model kit, like the Optimus Prime "Attack Mode" model?

No, its a non transforming action figure

The description clearly reads "FuRai Model" just like the previous kits. As with the Optimus and Starscream, and upcoming IDW Optimus, this is a model kit.

I guess i missed that.

Easy to miss when the autotranslated tweet says "Wind Lightning Model" I merely interject to ensure informational accuracy, gotta make sure we're all on the same page and all that.

I’m waiting for their take on Deathsaurus.

Really looking forward to building Megs and getting Victory Leo!

Also, an IDW Deathsaurus would be really sweet as a model kit

Starscream has come in stock at TFsource, so he, Flame Toys Prime, and MPM Bee are on their way! Looking forward to building them next week!

Alright, opened and assembled Optimus this past week, and Starscream will be coming this week.

The kit was a blast to do! It took me about 3 hours, though I usually am a faster builder. The build itself was fun, had some great parts that weren't that fiddly and difficult or distracting. The colors were really nice, and it was more involved than I thought it would be.

Having him all together now, he is stellar. I love how posable and dynamic he is! He can do some great stuff, and I love the aesthetic and weapons. Flame Toys did a really good job right out of the gate, so I'm looking forward to Starscream and whatever comes next!

He looks awesome D-Max! How about a picture next to his model kit brethren?

Yeah, he's a fantastic kit. I built mine about a month ago and he's been standing on my desk ever since. There a re a few parts that could use some glue (like the shoulders and skirting), but he really is a lot of fun. My favorite part is that there's actually a Matrix molded into his chest that you'll never see again after building him. If I had one complaint it's that he should have come with more hands like a pointing hand and open hands. He can't actually hold anything in two hands, any shots you see of him holding a weapon in two hands is just a camera trick, the hand you see the back of is a closed fist and not grasping anything.



Looks like the IDW version is giving us more options. Still a great kit all the same, you can still get good looking poses without the extra hands.

Emerje

ZeroWolf wrote:He looks awesome D-Max! How about a picture next to his model kit brethren?

I'm working on it! As of right now, he and Screamer will go on my Gundam shelf, as they will compliment those 3 pretty darn well

Spent the evening putting the 2nd kit together. 3 hours or so is about the build time for me with these, and they are pretty sweet! The Japanese Gundam/TF mix is awesome

Flame Toys continues to impress me with Sass-ScreamScreamer! Looking forward to Bee, Hound, and DEVASTATOR

Screamer looks very nice! I may pick him up in Skywarp colours if they ever go that route